Derks Surname

43,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Derks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7,5421:2,239146
United States1,7381:208,54920,409
Germany1,6031:50,2226,556
Canada1721:214,21920,702
Australia1621:166,64017,199
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
Belgium1321:87,09613,579
Poland521:730,93760,459
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
France371:1,795,209158,669
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
England251:2,228,72284,230
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Derks (18) may also be a first name.

Derks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Derks Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Derks (Russian: Деркс) is found most in The Netherlands. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Derks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,570th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 610,808 people. Derks occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Derks reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Derks is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

The surname Derks is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 7,542 people, or 1 in 2,239. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 28 percent are found, North Brabant, where 28 percent are found and Limburg, where 17 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Derks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Derks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Derks last name expanded 1,485 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Derks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Derks last name are 18.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Derks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.68% more than the national average, earning R 386,592 per year; in United States they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $46,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $52,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dierks917,998/
Dercks911,038/
Derkse91176/
Doerks91140/
Deirks913/
Deerks911/
Daerks910/
Dearks910/
Diercks834,229/
Doercks8314/
Deircks830/
Dirks8021,590/
Derkx80710/
Darks80333/
Dorks8083/
Dyrks8059/
Dörks8051/
Dreks802/
Derkz800/
Dirkse732,645/
Dircks731,761/
Dirksz73693/
Derckx73364/
Dierkx73248/
Darksh7358/
Dyreks738/
Darcks737/
Dirksh734/
Dyrkhs731/
Drecks731/
Dirkcs731/
Diergs731/
Diorks730/
Dierckx676,137/
Derx67567/
Dearchs6725/
Dirckse673/
Darkhsh673/
Darksch671/
Dierckz670/
Dierchs670/

Derks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Derks in the Russian language
Дерксderks-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Derks
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